Horseman Sunday Photos

I just felt like uploading some pictures of horses... So enjoy footage (or hoofage hahaha) from Horseman Sunday, one of my favorite new traditions in London which brings together religion and about 70 horses on a festive day for the entire family.

Sicko

Soooo the entire University is sick, pretty much.

The Flu.

the who?

Oh well, it's an annoying illness that lasts for several days, includes sneezing, coughing, sore throat and complimentary headaches. Also, you feel pretty down most of the time. And things that would normally make you happy make you feel .. well.. crappy :(

How would I know? I've got it too!! Gah...

And that is why I'm going to sleep now. Wake me up when tomorrow ends.

Signing out... Gotta catch my running nose.... :S (ha, lame joke!)

Time is a'flying

1 A.M. is approaching again.
My pastime: helping Gregory House solve his puzzling cases. I wish.... I'm no help at all - and he always seems to know the answer before I do. Impressive.

Today was an amazing day. Main reason would be the gorgeous weather outside! Imagine that, sunshine in London! A friend of mine and I are speculating a great conspiracy... I mean, come on, TWO sunny days in a row in ENGLAND??? We think they moved the island close to Spain or something. They did it while everyone was asleep (and to ensure that all people were sleeping at the exact same time, they released some sleepy gas into the air at night). Yeah, we know what's really happening. The world is full of cool conspiracies like that.

Anyway, let's not drive the sunny weather away. Let's accept its amazingness as is. I spent most of the day out and about Kensington Gardens (technically part of Hyde Park). It's interesting to go out in the park on sunny weekends because all of London seems to be there! And I don't blame them either... in a country where the sky is rarely clear, every speck of sunlight has to be absorbed! Among the crowds there were, naturally, tons of kids, all of which were shouting and screaming and driving me insane slowly and painfully :) Haha. No actually I was in such a good mood that I ignored them.

I love good, fun days like that. It was relaxing and productive at the same time (there's no better place to read research articles than the park). It made me miss Rex though....

Tomorrow's going to be an even more exciting day though! I will go to St. John's church north of Hyde Park and take photos of an event known as "Horseman's Sunday" when more than 100 horses are blessed in front of the church. It's a tradition going way back in time... I think it's going to be amazing!!! Perhaps it's the fact that there will be 100 of my favorite creatures in the world around the church! I can't wait! Will upload pics as soon as have them... :)

Sweet and Sticky (Literally) in Wembley

Probably everyone knows what I'm talking about at this point... Or if not, it's okay, it took me a while to realize why people found those two S-words so attractive and used them together all the time..

September 12, 2008

Wembley Stadium. Crowd. People. TONS of people! And among them, Rocio and I - shorter than the average person :)

It was a day to remember - the day Madonna was in town!!!! MADONNA!!! Aaaaah! Hehe, so much enthusiasm! I was seriously exhiliarated on that faithful day :) It took me a while to grasp the idea that I would be one of the lucky (hundreds of thousands of) people who witnessed Madonna on her Sweet and Sticky Tour of 2008! And let me tell you, it was worth it!

The concert was so impressive - everything from the stage and special effects to Madonna's constant dancing and running around the stage! It was a feast for the eyes! Only issue was, Rocio and I could hardly see a thing since we were towards the front-middle field part of the stadium; it would have been easier if we weren't super short... but what's a concert if you don't jump up and around all the time trying to spot the celebrity (aka a blurb on the dance floor).

It was crowded, stinky, stuffy, hot, hard to see, yet AMAZING nonetheless! It was a sweeeeeet experience and I'm so glad we did it!! Madonna literally passed her excess energy onto the crowd and everyone was dancing the night away!

I took some photos.. with my phone... which automatically makes them really crappy photos. Still, at least I have them for memory's sake... :) (Note to self: apparently in the UK they allow people to go to concerts with their cameras - whereas in Bulgaria it's pretty much illegal though that rarely stops people from taking pics at events).

Wembley Stadium with crowds headed its way

I know it's mean to say that, but those two were one weird couple...

The stage! One of the few decent pics I have... haha.
And of course, in the name of randomness, a pink umbrella (next to the huge pink 'M')

Yeah the guy behind me was a freak :P haha

Look!!! It's Madonna and she's jump-roapin'!!

And So the Year of School Begins....

... it's been over a week since classes started and let me tell you, we already have more than enough work to do. What happened to the transition from summer to school time?! Oh wait... there was none! It seems that all of a sudden we have to be on top of school work and all that jazz again. Sigh. And I'm still lazy. Not in the sense that I don't want to do things, but I still haven't gotten into the fast school pace. Although let me tell you, I'm already a pro at the no-sleep regime...

Why no sleep? Cause I have interesting things to do in the morning... eg going out to take photos of a fish market at 5am in the morning! Whoopey! I'm so looking forward to that! (not really haha) But as you can probably guess, I either have to wake up ungodly early in which case sleep becomes obsolete (I wonder if that's the right word...) altogether... or I go to bed at around 3-4am, just before the sun prepares to rise. I usually prefer the second option - spending all night with friends, having fun, chilling around London... sigh. Right now though I'm killing time till 5 am.

London life is full of happenings as usual. I can't complain at all! I've met tons of new people, explored new areas of the city, and slowly started laying the foundation for a brand new school year! I still have my little Starbucks addiction... :) Caramel Macchiato's are my weakness! As is chocolate anything! However, I am looking for balance this time around, so I joined the local gym too - mainly cause it has a swimming pool!! (and I love swimming so much!)

London weather... typical. Rain. Rain. Oh wait! Suuuun! No, never mind, rain again... It is slightly depressing coming from a hot Bulgarian summer... But I suppose that's the natural order of things.

I'm living by Earl's Court station again in a triple room yet with only one roommate! Rocio spends more time with her hubby Andrew at their place, so Jessica and I were abandoned in a way. The good side of this, though, is that there's plenty of space for guests to sleep in - a whole extra bed and an impressively large floor ;)

I am excited about classes this year, especially one which has to do with graphic design and advertising. It sounds very promising!

All in all, life is good, school is good, all is great! Wish you all the best as well!!